Plugged wells and reduced injection lower induced earthquake rates in Oklahoma, study finds
Wastewater injection resulting from oil and gas production in Oklahoma caused a dramatic rise in seismic activity in the ...
Earthquakes hit Texas town plagued by rotten egg stench
A series of earthquakes, including a 3.4 magnitude quake near Toyah, rattled West Texas on Monday, raising concerns over ...
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Magnitude 3.2 earthquake rattles Windsor
WINDSOR, Calif. - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 3.2 struck northeast of Windsor on Tuesday evening, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The quake hit at 6 p.m. about 3.2 miles from ...
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Japanese nuclear reactor which survived earthquake that badly damaged Fukushima power plant restarts
TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese nuclear reactor which survived a massive 2011 earthquake and tsunami that badly damaged the nearby Fukushima nuclear power plant was restarted Tuesday for the first time ...
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Demolition of Hezbollah tunnel activated earthquake alerts in Israel
On Saturday morning, the Home Front Command activated unusual alerts about an earthquake in dozens of communities in the Golan Heights, Haifa, and the Krayot area. In some of the communities ...
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Preliminary 3.6 magnitude earthquake strikes in Northern California
A preliminary 3.6 magnitude earthquake struck in Lassen County in Northern California on Saturday morning, according to the United States Geological Survey. The quake, which struck at 11:48 a.m ...
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A mega-earthquake could strike the Pacific Northwest any day — and we're not prepared
Your phone blares, "Earthquake!" The voice instructs you to duck, cover, and hold on. About 30 seconds later, the shaking starts. At first, it makes the furniture sway. It's stronger than the little ...
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4.7-magnitude earthquake in Death Valley rocks Southern Nevada
LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — A 4.7-magnitude earthquake in California made its presence here in Las Vegas on Friday. The epicenter was 8 miles east of Stovepipe Wells in the northern part of Death Valley ...
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Texas turnout rate slightly down after first three days of early voting
State data shows just two of Texas’ most populous counties have surpassed their voter turnout rate in 2020. Voters in Rosenberg line up outside of the Rosenberg Annex as early voting begins in ...
Arkansas Times21d
Not if but when: Preparing for the next big earthquake along the New Madrid fault
New Madrid, MO — A small earthquake brought tremors across the Tennessee, Kentucky, and Missouri border last weekend, a reminder that much of the Midwest sits on a major faultline called the New ...
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Magnitude 5 earthquake strikes Iran during early morning hours
An earthquake of magnitude 5 struck south of Iran on Thursday, as per the National Seismic Network of the National Centre of Meteorology. The quake was recorded by the met's seismic network at 4 ...
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When Steamboat goes WHOOSH, scientists look for answers
Now, a new analysis suggests that at least one recent Steamboat eruption got triggered by a small earthquake. The 3.9 earthquake occurred in September of 2022, and its epicenter was around 7 miles ...